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Yankees 12 @ Tigers 6
Briggs Stadium
May 23, 1946

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on May 23, 1946 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 12 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 23, 1946 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 12 H: 17 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 12
Hits: 17
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 6 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherCuddles Marshall  
Losing PitcherVirgil Trucks  
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Game Winning RBIJoe DiMaggio 

Game Info

DateMay 23, 1946 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherAl Gettel  
Home Starting PitcherStubby Overmire  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance26,923 
Time of Game2 hours 18 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cal Hubbard
1B: Hal Weafer
2B: (none)
3B: Charlie Berry

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Snuffy Stirnweiss  Third Baseman 
Johnny Lindell  Right Fielder 
Charlie Keller  Left Fielder 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Nick Etten  First Baseman 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
Bill Dickey  Catcher 
Phil Rizzuto  Shortstop 
Al Gettel  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Lake  Shortstop 
Eddie Mayo  Second Baseman 
Jimmy Outlaw  Center Fielder 
Dick Wakefield  Left Fielder 
Hank Greenberg  First Baseman 
Pat Mullin  Right Fielder 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Bob Swift  Catcher 
Stubby Overmire  Pitcher 
Steve O'Neill  Manager 

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Yankees 12 @ Tigers 6
Briggs Stadium
May 23, 1946

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         Game of 5/23/1946 -- New York at Detroit (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 3b      6  2  3  0   Lake E, ss            5  1  2  2   
Lindell J, rf         5  1  2  2   Mayo E, 2b            5  1  3  0   
Keller C, lf          6  1  2  3   Outlaw J, cf          4  1  1  0   
DiMaggio J, cf        3  2  2  2   Wakefield D, lf       5  1  3  1   
Etten N, 1b           5  2  2  1   Greenberg H, 1b       4  0  1  1   
Gordon J, 2b          4  2  3  4   Mullin P, rf          5  1  2  1   
Grimes O, 2b          1  0  0  0   Kell G, 3b            4  0  1  1   
Dickey B, c           4  0  1  0   Swift B, c            3  1  0  0   
Rizzuto P, ss         5  1  2  0   Overmire S, p         1  0  0  0   
Gettel A, p           1  0  0  0   Trucks V, p           0  0  0  0   
Marshall C, p         4  1  0  0   White H, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Caster G, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Moore A, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Bridges T, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44 12 17 12                        37  6 13  6

New York         000 380 100 -- 12
Detroit          112 100 001 --  6

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gettel A              2.2  5  4  4  2  0
Marshall C (W)        6.1  8  2  2  2  2

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Overmire S*           4.0  5  5  5  3  2
Trucks V (L)+         0.0  3  3  3  0  0
White H#              0.0  3  3  3  0  0
Caster G              2.0  3  0  0  1  0
Bridges T             3.0  3  1  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
  # Pitched to 3 batters in 5th

E -- Swift B
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 9, Detroit 9
2B -- Lindell J, Gordon J, Outlaw J
3B -- Mullin P
HR -- Gordon J 2, Lake E, DiMaggio J, Etten N
SB -- Stirnweiss S
SH -- Overmire S
T -- 2:18
A -- 26923

    

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